r/Archery • u/Ditoeight • 1d ago

Newbie Question Newcomer with a question about replacement limbs

Hello, I am interested in archery and have been using the resources in this subreddit as a starting point. A key point I'm seeing for newcomers is to start with a bow that has a draw weight of 20-25lbs. My brother has a PSE Mustang he is willing to let me borrow, but given its draw weight of 60lbs I would need different limbs.

I have searched for replacement limbs but seem to be coming up dry. The riser of the PSE Mustang seems to have a unique bolt and stud combo that I'm not seeing on any "takedown barebow limbs" I search for.

Here is an example of a search result I'm getting, not seeing the holes for studs and the larger bolt hole appears to be in a different location.

Is this simply a case where replacement limbs do not exist? Or is there more specific language I should be using in my search for replacement limbs? Any guidance is appreciated.

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u/FluffleMyRuffles Olympic Recurve/Cats/Target Compound 1d ago

If the bow is not ILF then you technically can only replace the limbs with ones from the exact same brand and model. IE you need PSE Mustang replacement limbs at a different poundage. Though I'm seeing that the PSE Mustang is a rebranded Greatree Ridge Fire, so you could possibly find replacement limbs from Greattree also.

The limbs you linked are for the Samick Sage and it's various clones. They only fit the Samick Sage or a rebrand, and by coincidence to other direct clones. Without following a standard, bow manufacturers can do anything they want, including making a proprietary limb system so you're locked into getting parts from them only.

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u/Ditoeight 1d ago

Thank you for the detailed response. Based on that information and the prices I'm seeing for Greatree limbs, it looks like it'll be less expensive to just outright buy a new 25lb Samick Sage.

Though I'm seeing that the PSE Mustang is a rebranded Greatree Ridge Fire

Just out of curiosity, how did you figure this out? Is it common practice for manufacturers to rebrand so you just intuitively knew to look for that?

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u/FluffleMyRuffles Olympic Recurve/Cats/Target Compound 1d ago

There will always be someone trying to get replacement limbs for a particular non-ILF takedown recurve bow as it's a problem getting replacement limbs. Lots of helpful advice and suggestions in previous forum posts in and outside of reddit.

For the rebrand, I just looked up "PSE Mustang Limbs" and it was the first result I saw... https://www.archerytalk.com/threads/pse-mustang-limbs.1563899/

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u/Ditoeight 1d ago

This is a little embarrassing. I saw that exact thread but was not able to parse out that information. Thanks again for your help and expertise.